COMOROS VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		COMOROS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	819	4	349	+ 470
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	552	23	46	+ 506
Lung Cancers	3	330	60	1	+ 329
Lung Disease	4	329	17	83	+ 246
Stroke	5	304	3	356	- 51
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	223	1	594	- 371
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	188	39	19	+ 170
Breast Cancer	8	131	33	23	+ 108
Prostate Cancer	9	101	27	33	+ 68
Kidney Disease	10	97	14	101	- 4
Pancreas Cancer	11	91	82	0	+ 91
Parkinson's Disease	12	91	44	11	+ 80
Lymphomas	13	88	37	19	+ 69
Suicide	14	81	24	46	+ 35
Oesophagus Cancer	15	72	26	34	+ 38
Diabetes Mellitus	16	71	9	136	- 65
Stomach Cancer	17	61	45	11	+ 50
Liver Cancer	18	55	28	29	+ 26
Liver Disease	19	48	8	160	- 112
Leukemia	20	47	57	3	+ 44
Ovary Cancer	21	47	56	3	+ 44
Bladder Cancer	22	44	46	10	+ 34
Skin Cancers	23	43	42	12	+ 31
Endocrine Disorders	24	43	36	19	+ 23
Falls	25	42	32	26	+ 16
Inflammatory/Heart	26	41	31	26	+ 15
Other Neoplasms	27	37	59	1	+ 36
Oral Cancer	28	31	41	15	+ 16
Hypertension	29	30	12	115	- 85
Other Injuries	30	29	16	90	- 61
Drug Use	31	29	49	7	+ 22
Congenital Anomalies	32	26	10	131	- 104
Road Traffic Accidents	33	26	6	226	- 200
Uterin Cancer	34	22	55	3	+ 19
Cervical Cancer	35	18	13	104	- 87
Epilepsy	36	15	40	17	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	37	14	62	1	+ 14
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	12	34	21	- 10
Alcohol	39	11	51	6	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	10	58	2	+ 8
Asthma	41	10	21	49	- 39
Skin Disease	42	10	48	9	+ 1
Drownings	43	10	25	35	- 25
Low Birth Weight	44	10	5	328	- 319
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	9	2	363	- 354
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	9	47	10	- 2
Violence	47	7	20	63	- 57
Fires	48	5	30	27	- 22
Anemia	49	5	81	0	+ 5
Tuberculosis	50	4	19	79	- 75
Osteoarthritis	51	3	84	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	52	3	61	1	+ 2
Poisonings	53	2	35	20	- 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	2	85	0	+ 2
Schizophrenia	55	2	83	0	+ 2
Birth Trauma	56	2	7	211	- 209
HIV/AIDS	57	1	76	0	+ 1
Meningitis	58	1	11	115	- 114
Hepatitis B	59	1	52	5	- 4
Appendicitis	60	1	50	6	- 5
Maternal Conditions	61	1	22	47	- 46
Oral conditions	62	0	86	0	+ 0
Malnutrition	63	0	15	96	- 96
Upper Respiratory	64	0	53	4	- 4
War	65	0	67	0	- 0
Encephalitis	66	0	54	4	- 4
Pertussis	67	0	18	80	- 80
Syphilis	68	0	38	19	- 19
Chlamydia	69	0	66	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	64	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	29	29	- 29
Leishmaniasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	63	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	69	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	43	12	- 12
Diphtheria	82	0	65	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	79	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COMOROS

Ireland

Comoros

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.